DeSantis and Ladapo tout ‘freedom’ as measles rages

By: Barrington Salmon

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 16, 2026

Words: 1,539

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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“Convenient mythologies require neither evidence nor logic.” — Edward S. Herman, “Manufactured Consent: The Political Economy of Mass Media”

In a number of articles on its website, PEN America explains in striking detail the right-wing Trojan horse of “parental rights,” illuminating the threat caused by policymakers focused on this theater in the culture war.

PEN — which has gained a global reputation for standing “at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free …

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